Railway-tie



CHRIST HERMINGHUYSEN, or VAN WERT, onto.

RAILWAY-TIE.

retrasar.

Specification of Letters Patent.V Patnted July `13j-192,()

Applcaticn led May 13, 1920. Serial No. 380,997.

To all 'whom t may concern: l

Be it known that Unnisr HERMING'HUY- SEN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Van Wert, in Vthecounty of'Van Yvert and State ofOhio,l have invented certain new and useful improvements in Railway-Ties, of which-the following is a .specification. Y y

The invention relates to a railway tie, and more'particularly to theclass of metallic tie for use with railway track constructions. l

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a railway -tieoft'his character, wherein the same includes flexibly connectedsections, in which are adapted to be seated the rails of a track, thelatter being fastened inplacef'upon the "sections so that the tie 'whenin use will not become damaged or broken, due to variance of loadspassing over the track and also climatic'changeathe tie being permittedto yield when subjected to unevenness of a-load and in the expansion andcontraction of the rails or the body of said tie, thereby assuringlongevity in the use of the same.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a tie ofthischaracter wherein the rails of the track can be convenientlyfastened in place thereon, and held against sliding action, yet the saidrails can move up or down when subjected to variable loads without thepossibility of the rails becoming loose from the tie and in this mannercompensate for expansion and contraction due to climatic changes of boththe tie and rails of the track. Y A further object of the invention isthe provision of a railway tie of this character, wherein theconstruction thereof is novel in form so that saidtie possessessimplicity, strength, durability, and may be manufactured and installedat a minimum expense.

Vith these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the features of con-` struction, combination andarrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustratedin .the accompanying drawing andV pointed out in the claims hereuntoappended.

In the accompanying drawing:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a railway tie constructed in accordancewith the invention] showing applied thereto the rails 0f a trac r.

the track rails in vertical section.

Fig; 3 is an end elevation ofthe tie.

Fig. 4,- is apvertical longitudinal sectional view through the tie. l

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on the line 5 5 of Fig. 1. 'i

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 2.

Similar reference characters indicatecorresponding 'parts throughout theseveral views in the drawing. 'y y t Referring to the drawing in detail:y The railway tie comprises separable body sections, A and Brespectively, made from metal, each'including spaced vertical webs 10ofthe required width andrv depth, with which are integrally formed thetop and bot! tom portions 11 and 12 respectively, lSaid bottom portionbeing considerablyv wider' than the top portion and constitutesla baseVortread for thetie.` Each section A and B of the tie -'has formed inthe top portion 11 transversely 0 of the webs 10, a rail engaging seat13, which is slightly extended beyond the outerY faces of the webs 10and in these seats on both sections are adapted to be placed the rails14 of a track so that the latter will besupported by the tie. Y Y Y Thesection B at the end-thereof, adjacent to the section A has integrallyformed with the webs 10 intermediate and outer tongues or extensions 15and 16 respectively, the.v

outer extensions being adapted to overlap the section A at the outersides of the webs 10 thereof, while the intermediate extension 15 isadapted to be inserted between said webs 10 ofthe section A to seattherebetween, while Vremovably engaged transversely through saidextensions 15 and l1,6, and the said webs 10 of the section A is pivotfastener 17 preferably in the form of a bolt carrying a removable nut sothat through the medium'of said fastener the sections A and Bwill beiexibly connected together whereby the load upon one of the sectionswill not affect the other section and .both sections are free forvertical movement be readily removed fromYt-he seats 13 in the sections'A and B by detaching the fasteners 19 and the cleats QOcarried therebywhen the occasion requires. Y

It is obvious that variable loads upon the track and any unevenness inthe loads Will cause the sections A and B to yield thereunder and thusthe tie in its unity Will be prevented from becoming broken or dam aged.Furthermore, the construction and arrangement of the tie permitsrequisite compensation for expansion and contraction thereof and therails of the'track due to cli- Y matic changes so that such expansionand contraction will` not in any Way damage the ties in the use thereof.Y Y

The railsof the traclr when fastened upon the tie Will be prevented fromspreading and a firm and substantial bearing for said rails is had inthe use of the tie.

'The sections A and B of the tie can be readily separated from eachother, should it be desired when necessary to make repairs to the trackbed or for any other purpose.

What is claimed is: l

l. A railway tie of the character ydescribed, comprising a pair ofsections7 each formed with spaced vertical Webs having integral top andbottom portions, said top portion being formed with a rail seattransversely thereof, extensions on the Webs of Y bly connected to eachother, each section in.-V

cluding spaced vertical Webs andtop and bottom portions integraltherewith, the top portions being formed with rail. seats7 earsprojecting laterally from the top portion on opposite sides of theseats, and rail fastening` devices carried by the ears for securingrails Within the seat, extensions formed on the Webs of one section andengaged between and overlapping the Webs ofthe other section, and afastener, passed transversely through the extensions and the Websadjacent thereto of said other sections-for pivotally connecting bothsections together.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature hereto. h. y l

CHRIST. HERMINGHUY SEN.

` mark v Y, Attest:

J ANE CREnoH.`

